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Abraham Darby's experimentation
Darby would use coal to separate iron from his core, this helped him make better quality iron and not to mention hi iron was less expensive. Darby used this iron to manufacture parts for steam engines. Coal was much needed for the production of machines and steam engines, so Darby's methods were very beneficial. The enduring impact of this event is high quality iron in the following decades was used world wide, and plays a very important role in building iron related structures used today. -
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The Land Enclosure Movement
The Land enclosure movement was the act of enclosing a number of small lands to create one big farm. Once these small lands became enclosed they would be restricted to their original owner. These lands would also sometimes be used for communal purposes. The enduring impact of this event was usually these enclosures would have a negative impact of peasant farmers, due to it was their land being taken away, while it would work in the rich farmers favor, peasant farmers had to find work elsewhere. -
Key improvement made by James Watt
In 1712 British inventor Thomas Newcomen had built a coal powered steam engine, but in 1764 James Watt sought to make improvements on the engine, so that he could make the engine more efficient. After several years of work, Watt's invention became a main power source of the industrial revolution. The enduring impact of this even is, Watt's engine opened up the door to not only operating machinery, but it also led to powering locomotives and steamships. Watt also had his steam engine patented. -
The factory acts passed in England
In 1833, the government passed a factory act. This act was to help improve harsh working conditions for kids in England. Children were working long hours, under extremely damaging conditions, not good at all for their health. Also the factory act of 1819, which prohibited children under the age of 9, to be employed. Also only letting children between the ages of 9-16 to work 12 hours a day.The enduring impact of this event are the child labor laws we still have in effect to this day. -
The writings of Karl Max and Engels
In 1848 Karl Max and Engels both published the communist manifesto.This book would introduce the idea of socialism to the world, due to the natural results of conflicts inherited in the capitalist system. Socialism is basically advocating the means of production, meaning distribution and exchange should be distributed throughout the community as a whole, The enduring impact of this event is the work basically distributed throughout the world today, due to the means of production.
